Teach students role of justice in migration, Pope says

Posted November 6, 2017 7:01 pm by Editor

VATICAN – Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter the discrimination and xenophobic reactions it provokes in so many traditionally Christian nations, Pope Francis said.

“I would also like to invite Catholic universities to teach their students, some of whom will become leaders in politics, business and culture, a careful reading of the phenomenon of migration from the point of view of justice, global co-responsibility and communion in cultural diversity,” he said.The pope made his remarks during an audience Nov. 4 with members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, who were attending